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should acpany you within。”

Jezmi  Agha  was  a  dwarf  with  bright;  shining  eyes  who  appeared  to  be  at

least seventy years old。 His headdress; which resembled a sail; was even more

peculiar than he。

“Jezmi  Agha  knows  the  interior  of  the  treasury  like  his  own  house;  he

knows the locations of books and all else better than anyone。”

The aging dwarf displayed no pride in this。 He was running an eye over the

silver…legged  heating  brazier;  the  chamber  pot  with  a  mother…of…pearl  inlaid

handle; the oil lamp and the candlesticks that the palace pages were carrying。

The Head Treasurer announced that the door would again be locked behind

us and sealed with the seventy…year…old sig of Sultan Selim the Grim。 After

the  evening  prayers;  at  sunset;  the  seal  would  again  be  broken;  before  the

witness  of  the  attendant  crowd  of  Treasury  chiefs。  Moreover;  we  should

exercise  great  caution  that  nothing  whatsoever  “mistakenly”  found  its  way

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into  our  clothes;  pockets  or  sashes:  we  would  be  searched  down  to  our

undergarments upon exiting。

We entered; passing between chiefs standing at either side。 Inside; it was ice

cold。  When  the  door  closed  behind  us;  we  were  enveloped  in  blackness。  I

smelled a bination of mildew; dust and humidity that drove deep into my

nasal   passages。   Everywhere   the   clutter   of   objects;   chests   and   helmets

intermingled in a huge chaotic jumble。 I had the feeling that I was witness to a

great battle。

My  eyes  adjusted  to  the  odd  light  that  fell  over  the  entire  space;  which

filtered through the thick bars of the high windows; through the balustrades

of the stairs along the high walls and the railing of the second…floor wooden

walkways。  This  chamber  was  red;  tinged  with  the  color  of  the  velvet  cloth;

carpets and kilims hanging on the walls。 With due reverence; I considered how

the accumulation of all this wealth was the consequence of wars waged; blood

spilt and cities and treasuries plundered。

“Frightened?”   asked   the   elderly   dwarf;   giving   voice   to   my   feelings。

“Everybody is frightened on their first visit。 At night the spirits of these objects

whisper to each other。”

What was frightening was the silence in which this abundance of incredible

objects  was  interred。  Behind  us  we  heard  the  clattering  of  the  seal  being

affixed to the lock on the door; and we looked around in awe; motionless。

I saw swords; elephant tusks; caftans; silver candlesticks and satin banners。 I

saw mother…of…pearl inlaid boxes; iron trunks; Chinese vases; belts; long…necked

lutes;  armor;  silk  cushions;  model  globes;  boots;  furs;  rhinoceros  horns;

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